Newsletter
IISEE Newsletter No.190 issued on Feb 26, 2021
Contents
- Online IISEE Seminar by Prof. Yagi
- Information Disclosure for Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture Earthquake
- Participant Recruitment for 2021-22 One-Year Course is now going on
- On the Rquirement of English Proficiency for Recruitment
- Conference on Implementation of Training Project
- Ex-participant from Nepal obtained PhD.
Detail
1. Online IISEE Seminar by Prof. Yagi
By Dr. Bunichiro Shibazaki, Chief Research Scientist, IISEE
On Wednesday, February 3rd, the Distance IISEE Seminar had been held. Dr. Yagi from the University of Tsukuba introduced his recent study regarding the source process derived from seismic waves and the fault geometry.
Please see the Newsletter attached on page 1.
2. Information Disclosure for Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture Earthquake
By Dr. Tatsuya Azuhata, Director of IISEE
An earthquake occurred off the coast of Fukushima prefecture around 23:08 on February 13, 2021. The IISEE has posted information on this earthquake on our website.
Please see the Newsletter attached on page 1&2.
3. Participant Recruitment for 2021-22 One-Year Course is now going on
By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administrative Division, IISEE
JICA has already sent the General Information of 2021-22 one-year course for Seismology, Earthquake Engineering & Tsunami Disaster Mitigation to the selected countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, East Timor, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Fiji, Tonga, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Algeria, and Ghana.
Please see the Newsletter attached on page 2.
4. On the Rquirement of English Proficiency for Recruitment
By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administrative Division, IISEE
2021-22 one-year course for Seismology, Earthquake Engineering & Tsunami Disaster Mitigation will be held as a Master program under the collaboration of IISEE, BRI and DMP, GRIPS.
Please see the Newsletter attached on page 2.
5. Conference on Implementation of Training Project
By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administrative Division, IISEE
The International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) holds an advisory board consisting of external experts around February every year to enhance the international training programs.
Please see the Newsletter attached on page 2&3.
6. Ex-participant from Nepal obtained PhD.
By Dr. Mukunda Bhattarai, NEMRC: National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, Nepal
It is my great pleasure to inform you that I have received a Ph.D. degree from The University of Tokyo, Japan on 11th December, 2020. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic it was few months delayed.
Please see the Newsletter attached on page 3.
Information
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